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An account of bread loaves, counted in pairs, handed out to various people, including soldiers, an official's assistant who came about geese, a carpenter and a locksmith, and for the dedication of an image. It comes from Tebtynis in the Arsinoite nome and dates to the 2nd century AD.
Loaves are counted in 'pairs' (zeuge), a usual unit for bread. The 'image' whose dedication is mentioned was probably a statue or portrait, perhaps of the emperor.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Bella copia). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
λόγος ἄρτων ἀνηλωθέντων τοῖς …… γ …… ζεύγη ε Ἀλκείμῳ ζεύγη ε υἱῷ Ἀνδρομάχῳ ὁμοίως ιγ στρατιώτῃ ἐλθόντι ἐπὶ Παυλεῖνον ζεύγη β τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ παρελθόντι ἕνεκα τῶν χηνῶν ζεύγη β τῇ ἀναθέσει τῆς εἰκόνος ζεύγη θ Πάπωι ζεύγη κε κ Νικαρίῳ ἕως Χοιὰκ ι ζεύγη ρπ τοῖς δυσὶ στρατιώταις ζεύγη β τ…
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